Vehicle-wheel rim.



E. U. SHAW.

VEHICLE WHEEL RIM. APPLICATION FILED FEB, 20, 1907.

ATTORNEY PATENTED JULY 28, 1908.

EATENT ()FFIGE.

sums oourLimu sum; or AKRON, oruo, issiosou TO B. F. GOODRICH A AKRON, oruo, A CORPORATION or OHIO.

' i no; 8941,9491.

T all whom "Lt wary-concern: V v 1 Be it known choral, ED",V1Q"COUPLAND Srmw; av cit zenof thellnited Stat s; residingiu the-c1233" of Akron, county of summit, and. State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements iii-Vehicle- 1V heel l-liuis, of which the following is a specifice'tion, referencevbeiug' hed to the-'uccom psuying druwingsfyhichforin a part thereof. Myinvention relates to their class of hicle wheel rims resigned foruse with of resilient materials, ii-diners particularly with ures adapted lo be attached and 'removed stwi l have d rpsuiou up wheel rim iiavi oiland; claimed in, l

iroved l V, on. an opp-sein z l tire ile mou. {mi upo e-reuiovublo "ring and nice; for soc 1 him-lung en merit b'etwe the --Js:1nne--Jron 11 removable rm i I The ob ect 'the 11? v-ClllfltlliLlUQCfl food and Clflllllfid 111 the pres" U applies -ou1s-to'pro- .vidc s, usciul modification of the irliiiliS for securing locmug e gg ageimnl b -r.'r( n and the flung-orb l uoconipl ineims of 33, from the ihc' cliu'iinc- I said lugs and e' wcdgeheaded bolt adapted to secure the said l wii'nin the, solo slot and to e strut or briu sealed against the chaunel-irou bsw. ot.

in the du' view showing section of 'th iiiiproved means for elmching' Wheel. a cross-section o and rim showing the means for locliulo the flange-bearing ring to one Gl1211lll6-l-l!031. Fig. 3 is a. side view of the tire and rim showiugdeteils of construction. Fig. i is a perspecnive view of the le'rminals of the detachable ring, thelugs thereon and the slot in the rim adepted to receive seid" lugs. llig. 5 is a plan View of s portion of the channel-iron showing the location of the side, and a croisssectroh of the lugs and bolt when in position. Fig; 6' is a perspective view of the locking native construction. Y

The lien e-beering. removable ring may be constructor two or more sectionsby providing similar locking means at the several.

cires means showing an elier I LSpeciflcatio'n ofLeaters Patent. I

.lipplication filed February 26,1907. Serial 1lfo. 358,460.

COMPANY} OF VEHICLE-WHEEL RIM.

Patented Ju1y'28 1808.

joints, and with large and heavy structures this may be found :rdvisable. Again, both tire flanges may be made, detachable by simply duplicating the split ringend the 1 attaching means, though in practice thisis usually found unnecessary and undesirable. lhavc shown mydevice as-applied to a hire and rim of the clencher typ iu which the flanges arecurved upwardly and in-. wardly to graspend hold beads-formed upon the tirc casing, but it will be obvious to'those --sl illed in'the art. that by altering the shape of the 'tiireflanges my device can be adapted for use with tires of any form.

' Referring to the drawings, in Fig. l, 1 is a wheel folly, the channel-iron 2 being adapted uienently fixed to this channel-iron is the "flange 3, designed to engage onc-edge'ofthe lire. At its other edge the channel-iron is extended laterally, and the portion. beyond word tendency toward the hub of the Wheel. This edge terminates in an upturned. retaining flange 4 extending the entire length o'f'the rirn, forming a sect for a removable ring 5, and securing itaguinst laterally outward displacement. The form of this portion of the i army of course be varied considerably; for example, the int-lined portion may be replaced by a dowinvardly disposed offset. The essential feature is that the up )er edge of the re: dining flange must be on a'line with or below the "main portion of the channel-iron so tho-t a tire may be slippedinto place with-- out stretching. The formpi the retaining flange is likewise inirnateriul; except that the flange or its equivalent mustprovide a seat for the removable ring and secure it from laterally out-ward movement.

The ring 5 is continuous with the exception of a single joinfi or s ilitwhich allows it to be attached or removed ai will. It comprises a base portion and a tire-retaining flange, the base port-ion being flattened and beveled so that when it rest-s upon the extension of the rim and seats against the flange 4' the tire llunge is in position to'engage the edge oithe under s'ide of its terminals are two lugs 6 and 7 preferably having their posterior ends bevsled. The conformation of these ring terminus is more clearly shown in" Fig. 4. In the port-ion of the channel-iron which carries the removable ring and at any convenient to be frflixed thereto. *Forme'duponor perthe wheel folly preferably has a slight downtire. At the joint of the split ring upon the I I enter the hole Q and a head 11 shaped to en-' The split rin when their anterior faces contact in longitudinal alinement. Throu h the contacting surfaces of the ring termina and of the lugs is drilled a hole 9, the upper extremit of which is notched or countersunk. A be t 10 is provided, having a shaft of suitable size to gage i'rYth countersink or notch at the ring terminals and to form a part of the tire flan e at that point. The lower extremity of tie hole 9 registers with a hole drilled in a bridge or strut 12 and the bolt 10 is threaded to engage with a nut 13 which is adapted to seat against this strut and to secure the bolt, in position. The strut may be made of any suitable form, but must seat against the under-surface of the channel-iron and furnish a bearing surface for the nut at a 'suflicient distance beneath the channel-iron to clear the lugs. If desired, this bridge or strut ma consist of an offset integral with the channe iron itself, but for convenience of manufacture I prefer to construct it as a separate ieee, substantially as shown in cross-section m Fig. 2 and in longitudinal section in Fig. 3. With some forms of ring the continuous sldt may weaken the channel-iron too greatly, an t obviate this diflieulty I have rovided the modification shown in Fig. 6. he head 11 is made considerably longer than in, the first form'so that the lugs 6 and 7 on the/ring terminals are at some distance from" one another.v In lace of this continuous slot, I provide two s ots properly located to receive the lugs. The strut is thus rendered unnecessary, the nut, 13 seating directly against the channel-iron. a

The mode of o eration of my device is as follows: To attacli a tire the split ring is removed and the tire applied to the rim, engaging closely with the permanent tire flange about the entire periphery of the wheel.

is then sprung about the channel-iron inside the retaining flange and the ring terminals drawn together, forcing the lugs to enter the slot. The belt is then inserted in the holes in the ring terminals and strut and the nut engaged with the threaded portion of the bolt and turned up against the strut. In this position the tire and the removable flange are securely locked to the rim. The retaining flange 4 prevents laterall outward displacement of the ring; the

be t 10 and the wedge forming its head retain the lugs within the slot and hold the ring terminals against the ehannehiron. The engagement of the lugs in the slot moreover prevents any creeping or movement of the ring about the periphery of the channel-iron. The tire may he removed by reversing this process.

The operation of the modification shown 1 Fig. 6 is substantially the same, except .inl ig. 1.

that the strut is omitted and the nut seated directly against the channel-iron.

The split ringis pro ortioned to fit accu ratel about thechanne -iron andit may therefore e found difiicult-to force its terminals into contactand to force the lugs into engagement with the slot. To accomplish this purposeI provide. a jointed lever 14, shown Apin 15 is inserted in a hole 16 drilled in the split ring near one of its terminals,' a in 17 is inserted in a corresponding hole 18 in the other terminal, and by means of the lever the two terminals may be made to contact and the lugs forced into the slot ready to be secured in position by the bolt. In order to insert the lugs within the slot the split ring must be accurately adjusted relatlvely to the osition' of the slot and to facilitate this an tolsecure a more firm seat for the split ring upon the ch annel-iron, I prefer to provide the part of the channeleiron which forms the seat for the split ring with two or more dowels registering with corresponding indentations or depressions in the base of the split ring. Small round-headed rivets driven t rough the channel-iron will serve the purpose of these dowels.

Having described my invention what I claim is: I L

1. In a vehicle wheel rim the combination of a channel-iron having a permanent tire flange mounted thereon; a transversely split ring carrying a second I tire flange, downwardly extending lugs u on the terminals of said ring, a slot in said'c annel-iron adapted to receive said lugs and means for securing said lugs within said slot, consisting of a bolt having a flaringhead shaped to enter a'recess in the split ring and a shaft adapted to pass through and to be secured beneath the channel-iron.

2. In a vehicle wheel run the combination of a channel-iron having one tire flange permanently attached thereto, a second tire flange mounted upon a removable transversely split ring, a retaining flange u on said channel iron, downwardly extent ing lugs upon the terminals of said split ring, aslot in said channel-iron adapted to receive said lugs, a flaring-headed bolt ad'a )ted to pass downwardly through the terminals of said split ring and means for securing said bolt beneath the channel-iron.

3. Means for securing a removable tire flange to the channel-iron of a vehicle'wheel rim comprising downwardly extending lugs upon said removable flange, a slot in said. channel-iron ada ted to receive said lugs and a flaring-headed Jolt adapted to secure said lugs within said slot and to a strut seating against the channel-iron beneath the slot.

4. In a vehicle wheel run the combination of a channel-iron carrying one tire Ilange,' ,a removable split ring carrying a, second tire flange, downwardly extending lugs upon v of a channel iron carrying one tire flange, a

' transversely split the terminals ofsaid'ring; a slotin saidand means for] locking saidi-lugsin said slot comprising a flaring-headed ibolt ada ted to passthroughfth terminals an the I lugs and tobepseeured. to a strut beneath slot, comprising abolt av; a flaring head forming a part'of;the split and a shaft adapted to enter 'a hole extending thrbu h the contacting faces .of the ring-terminals and lugs and through a strut beneatli the vslot; said bolt'being 'threadedand provided witha nut adapted toseat-against said strut.

6.. Meansfor securmg a'removable transversely split tire flange to the channel-iron contacting surfaces of the fia prising a split of a vehicle wheel comgi'ising lugs extending downwardly from t said flange, aslot inthe rim adapted to receive said lugs, a :bridge or strut seated against the below the slot, and ttlflflllflg headed bolt adapted to pass through the e-terminals and lugs and through the sai strut and adapted'to be secured to said strut by a nut seating against its under-surface.

7. A twoart channel-iron for use with a vehicle whee one member seated upon the Wheel folly and ha into flanges, one flan 'eormed to retain the tire andthe other, orming a seat 'for the second member, said second member comcarrying the opgos'ing tire flange; its terminals being provide with a pair of lugs adapted to fit-within a slot in the first member and to be secured therein by a flaring-'headed bolt passing through the ring terminals and the'lugs and enga with a strut orv bridge contacting wit t e first member beneath the slot.

8. The combination in a'vehicle wheel rim of a channel=iron having at one edge a flange for engagement with a tire and at its theglllgs within t e:

e terminals vof :11. Iii

its edges formed opposite/edge a downwards ;inclined-portion terminating in an upwar y projecting-retaining fiange adapted to form a seat for a removable split ring comprising a 'base fitted to said seat and a flange for engagement with'the tire, lugs upon said ringadapted for enga ement within a slot in the channeliron an a flaring-headed bolt "ada ted to lock said lugs and'the terminals oft e said ring to a bridge or strut contacting with the channel-iron beneath the slot.

9. Means for-locking a removable transversely split tire flange tothe channel-iron of a vehicle Wheel comprising lugs extending downwardly from the terminals of said Q-flange, slots in said channel-iron adapted to [receive said lugs, and a bolt having a flaring head forming a part-of the tire flange and a shaft adapted to pass through 'a perforation in the channel-iron and to be secured by a nut'seating beneath said channel-iron.

' '10. Meansfor locking the segments of a removabletire flange to the channel-iron "ofia vehicle wheel run, comprising a downwardly extending in upon each terminal of saidsegments, a sit in the channel-iron adapted to receive each lug, and a bolt having a flaring head shaped to form a art of the segments at a joint, and a s aft adapted to pass downward through the ohannehiron and to be secured thereto by a, nut. 1

a vehicle Wheeli'im the combine:

tion of 'a channel time? 2, a tire flange-.3-

permanentl mouiit'd thereon, an o posing tire flange ormed upoir'a transverse y'split ring 5, lugs 6' and'Textending downwardly from the terminals of said ring, the contactingsurfaces ofsaid. terminals and l gs being recessed to form a hole- 9, a slot 8' ada ted to receive said lugs, a bolt 1.0 adapte to pass through the hole '9 and provided with a flaring head 11, and a. nut 13 adapted to fit upon said bolt and to seat against-a st'rut 12 substantially as described.

Witnesses;

C. (l Goonnron, W. K. MEA'Ns.

.EDWIN COUPLAND SHAW. I 

